Wal-Mart Alters Policy on Family Definition
From Associated Press
The nation’s largest employer is expanding the definition of “immediate family” in its ethics policy to include an employee’s same-sex partner.
The Wal-Mart Stores Inc. policy change, disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accounts for the laws in some states that recognize domestic partnerships and civil unions, officials said. Company spokesman Gus Whitcomb declined to say whether the change would affect employee benefits or whether it meant Wal-Mart was taking a position on the issue of same-sex marriage or civil unions.
